Eagles’ wide receiver Eric Lee Jr. made a cut back against the grain on a first quarter reverse that netted the first points of the game. The Valor Christian football team rolled past Fairview 56-16 in the 5A championship game on Nov. 30, 2013. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)

Valor Christian junior Eric Lee Jr. announced on Twitter Saturday afternoon that he is verbally committing to play football at the University of Nebraska.

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound cornerback had 45 tackles, a sack and two interceptions to help Valor Christian win the Class 5A state title last season.

“It felt like the right place to commit to,” Lee said. “… I liked the defensive schemes they run and I could see myself being a part of it.”

Kolter Herkstroeter of Fossil Ridge High School (34) controls the offensive rebound in the 1st half of the game against Monarch High School at Monarch High School in Louisville on Jan. 28. 2014. Fossil Ridge won 49-46. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

At the top of the Colorado Associated Press 5A media Poll, the SaberCats improved to 17-0. They also led 37-8 at halftime.

Also in the Front Range, Ben Beauchamp scored 17 points to lead Monarch to a 53-32 win over Rocky Mountain. Monarch, ranked sixth, is 14-3. And Tristan Von Nieda had 17 points and seven rebounds in Fort Collins’ 66-59 win over Fairview.

In the always wild Centennial League, Austin Conway’s 11 points led Overland to a 67-53 victory over Mullen in Centennial League play. Ten players scored for the Trailblazers. And Arapahoe is 13-3 after downing Cherry Creek 54-50. The Bruins (11-6) are sliding after losing their fourth straight game.

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.